An unidentified San Diego man had to be rescued Sunday when wandered into a dangerous area of the cliffs above Blacks Beach at Torrey Pines.
— Gary Robbins

San Diego lifeguards rescued an unidentified San Diego man Sunday after the 26-year-old hiker wandered into a dangerous, unfamiliar spot on the cliffs above Black's Beach, just north of the Torrey Pines Gliderport.

The hiker was not injured during Sunday's incident at Torrey Pines. — Gary Robbins

The hiker was not injured during Sunday's incident at Torrey Pines.
— Gary Robbins

The man, who declined to give his name, told authorities that he was trying to get down to the beach when he climbed into a perilous spot 60-90 feet from the top of the cliffs. A lifeguard secured the man with a rope and guided him to safety shortly before 2 p.m. The man was not injured.

Lt. Greg Buchanan of San Diego Lifeguards said the "man wasn't too versed" in the cliff area, which has a well-established trail and a road that leads down to the beach. Buchanan said hikers "shouldn't venture down these other paths, they all get too difficult or they don't get down to the bottom."